Feedback & Reports

The river was low and clear, but the weather was favourable with a temperature of 16 degrees, overcast for much of the day, and only a light breeze. There were sporadic hatches throughout the day, with the fish responding to each new hatch. Notably the fish would not take any surface fly, natural or imitation, but fed mainly just below the surface with slow almost silent takes distinguished by an appearance of a tail or fin. Consequently most of the fish were taken on small sparsely dressed spider patterns fished a few inches below the surface. The best fish of the day was 1.75lb.

8 Trout

A good day plenty of fly hatches but not many fish rising.

6 Trout

Fished the fly through Marle Bed for a few hours in the evening. About 10" on the Fownhope gauge. Nothing doing and nothing seen.

River water was clear. I fished dry fly - and caught nothing, broken by one!

6 Trout

Fished two short sessions. 17th ( 10.00 -15.00) and 18th (16.30 - 19.30). I wish I could have stayed longer! The WUF description of the beat is accurate and all of the water is accessible and wading easy, when required.
Two WBT of about 10oz, caught and returned on 18th, both on size 14 GRHE nymph. Sadly I missed a good olive hatch, earlier that day, when a fellow angler, apparently had some spectacular sport. On the 17th I blanked, largely due to my lack of practice on such challenging water!
It is ten years since I had fished the middle Usk and had forgotten just how difficult it can be.
Conditions cloudy with good breaks of bright sunshine, but a cold wind. Water very clear and fish easily spooked. Great fishing that tests ones skills to the limit - not to be missed

2 Trout

River low and clear, with a light downstream wind. Only sporadic hatches during the day, and no fish seen to rise. All fish caught on nymphs, all very healthy, and all returned safely.

4 Trout

Cool, cloudy bright, breezy, river in good order. Two superb trout, one of over 1lb, the other a fine Arrow trout of over 2lbs, both on black klinkhammer.

2 Trout

Fished a party of rods Tues-Fri at Whitney. Terry as ever helpful, knowledgeable and a good guide to all on this beat. River was dropping back quietly from rains of previous week and was clear and very 'fishy'. Many shad seen breeding on the gravels, a good rise of fat trout , some caught and returned, and yes salmon seen in every pool except beat 2. Probably needs a a couple of inches to freshen up the pools and get salmon moving. Excellent .

No fish caught. River in good condition. Few rising fish. Missed a few takes on dry and nymph. Tough day, but an interesting stretch a water.